Host a Diaper Party

Make a Difference Globally and Locally.

Join our Diaper Drive and Host a Diaper Party in your community.

You can bring comfort and peace to the lives of refugee families around the world with the gift of diapers.

Below you will find a checklist containing everything you need to plan, host and deliver aid from a successful Diaper Party.

Diaper Drives Kit

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Pre-Party Prep

Local Refugee Resettlement Contact Info

Receiving Donations at Party

Invitation to Party

Create a Facebook Event

Media Outreach Kit

Tips for Success

Post Party List

Hello! So, you are going to host a Diaper Party to benefit refugee families?

Our Carry the Future volunteers throughout Greece, Serbia, Jordan and France have reported an urgent need for diapers in the camps. Often babies are not changed as frequently as they should be, resulting in severe diaper rash and other complications.

By hosting a Diaper Party, you will help provide a consistent diaper supply for refugee families all over the world—both in the refugee camps we serve, and in your own community.

Here is how you can make a difference.

WHAT: Host a party and ask your guests to bring a pack of diapers for local refugee families and give a $10 donation to purchase diapers for refugees living in camps.

WHEN: Now! The sooner the better as this is an urgent and ongoing need.

WHERE: You choose the location for your party. You could do it in your home, at the library, at a community center, a church, synagogue, mosque, restaurant, etc.

WHO: Invite family, friends and neighbors.

HOW: Send out an invitation to your guests, asking them to bring one pack of diapers and to “buy” one pack of diapers online at the party with a $10 donation.

The diapers that your guests bring will be donated to a local refugee resettlement agency of your choosing. We will help you locate the right group.

At your party have a computer, ipad, tablet or phone available so that your guests can buy a pack of diapers on the Carry the Future website. Then volunteers like you will purchase and deliver the diapers to refugees families living in camps around the world.

Here are a few things you can do to prepare for your Diaper Party.

Prep work:
Prior to the party reach out to a local refugee resettlement agency or a local diaper bank to tell them you’ll have some diaper packs coming their way soon and that you would like them to go to local refugee families in need.

You can also ask the local resettlement agency or diaper bank if they would like to attend your Diaper Party and briefly speak about how diapers are in such high demand, how they resettle refugees, what life for a resettled refugee is like.

Next, complete our Diaper Party Registration so that we can better support you, as well as comply with donation requirements.

PRO TIP: You can also create a facebook event for your party or reach out to local print and broadcast media and invite them to your party or offer to send them images and info about your Diaper Party’s success.

Please go to the link below to find information on a local refugee resettlement program.

Note: You will determine if you want your event to be a private or public one. If it is public, you probably do not want to include information like your home address, if that is where you will be hosting the party.

Event Host: Your name
Event Photo: We encourage you to use a picture from our official Carry the Future facebook page
Event Name: Please title your event in the following way- “Carry the Future Diaper Party”
Location:
Start Time:
End Time:
Category: Select “Causes”, Choose “Fundraiser”
Description: Join me for a Diaper Party sponsored by Carry the Future volunteers that will help provide a consistent diaper supply for refugee families around the world—both in the refugee camps CTF serves, and in our own hometown. This is part of a bring one/send one campaign for diaper packs. We are asking guests to please bring one pack of diapers and be prepared to “buy” one pack of diapers at the party. The pack you bring will go to the local refugee resettlement agency or local diaper bank. The pack you “buy” at the party will enable Carry the Future to purchase a pack of diapers to be delivered to a refugee camp in Greece, France or Serbia.

Keywords: Refugee; Diapers; Fundraiser

Please consider reaching out to your local print and broadcast media’s community writers prior to and after your Diaper Party to share information about your event. If you receive media coverage or if you need any assistance, please contact press@carrythefuture.org.

Here is a letter template you can use in your media outreach.

Dear x,
As a volunteer for Carry the Future, I would love your help to get the word out about an upcoming/recently held local Diaper Party to benefit refugee families at home and around the world.

As part of Carry the Future’s drive for aid, volunteers host local Diaper Parties around the country and across the globe, inviting their local communities to bring a pack and send a pack to benefit refugee mothers and babies.

Here’s how it works:
-Local volunteers get together to hold a Diaper Party in their community
-Attendees bring a pack of diapers to benefit a local refugee resettlement program
-At the party, attendees can donate a pack online to benefit a family living in a refugee camp through Carry the Future’s website.

Here is more information about our Diaper Party:

-Fill in Date-
-Fill in Time-
-Fill in Venue-

Carry the Future volunteers throughout Greece, Serbia, France and Jordan have seen an urgent need for diapers in camps, often purchasing supplies with their own funds — there is never enough to go around. Often babies are not changed as frequently as necessary, resulting in severe diaper rash and other complications. Our community wants to make sure this doesn’t continue.

I hope to hear from you soon,
Thank you,
X

Carry the Future is a 100% volunteer run 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aids refugee families by personally providing essential humanitarian aid, including baby carriers, to ease their journey while creating meaningful opportunities for global volunteers to be a collective force of action and hope.

Here are some ideas for Diaper Party success.

-Show a video message at the party from our former Chief Operations Officer now CTF Board Member, Laura Dietz, that details why CTF is involved with diaper drives, how you are making an impact and offer other ways to get involved.

-Take pictures of your party and share them on social media, using the hashtags #DiaperAllTheBabees #AllTheDiapers #AllTheBabies #CarrytheFuture.

-If you are hosting a public event, reach out to media before to invite them to your event and after your event to give an update on your success.

Please complete the follwing after your Diaper Party.

1. Carry the Future is a 501(c)(3), and it is important to know a little bit about all our donations. Please complete the after-party survey to let us know how many diapers were brought and how many were sent.

4. Utilize our media kit to share with your local media to share with your local media the successes of your Diaper Party.

5. Share pictures of your party on social media, using the hashtags #Diaperallthebabies #Allthediapers and #Allthebabies and #CarrytheFuture in order to spur interest and drive traffic to the Carry the Future site to encourage more support for this Diaper Drive.

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Diaper Drive FAQ

What kind of diapers should I bring to the party?

You are welcome to bring any brand of diapers you would like.

What size diapers/nappies are in highest demand?

When you make contact with the refugee resettlement agency or diaper bank in your area, you may want to ask them. Typically, agencies and banks need all sizes of diapers, so the more diverse sizes, the better.

How many diapers should I bring to the party?

A pack of diapers can range from 20 to 50+ diapers. Please bring whatever works best for you.

Where will the diapers brought to the party go?

The diapers you bring to the party will either go to a local refugee families that are just settling into your community.

Can I bring cloth diapers to the party?

We are asking that you only bring disposable diapers to the party.

Why can’t we send cloth diapers to refugee camps?

Disposable diapers are necessary because of the lack of facilities to properly clean cloth diapers in the camps.

How should I include notes for the local packs of diapers, and where should I send letters for diapers distributed in refugee camps?

You can tape a note to the outside of the diaper pack for local distribution and you can mail letters for refugee families in camps to: Carry The Future c/o Cubesmart 6875 Lee Highway, Unit # 1034, Arlington, VA 22213.

How will Diaper Party guests “buy” diapers for CTF at the party?

At the event you can have a computer, ipad, tablet or phone available so that your guests can “buy” a pack of diapers on the Carry the Future website. These diapers will be purchased in country and delivered to refugees in the camps where our volunteers work. Diaper distribution is planned for: Greece, Serbia, France and Jordan.

There is a very high demand for diapers in the camps and there are never enough diapers available to meet the need of refugee families. This results in babies not being changed often enough and so there are rashes and other complications.

Why can’t I ship diapers myself to Greece, Serbia or France?

It is much more cost effective and efficient for us to purchase the diapers in bulk in the country and deliver them. It helps your dollar go much further and it benefits local economies, many of which have been struggling themselves.

What is the cost for a diaper pack?

We estimate a $10 USD cost.

Can I include anything along with my diaper donations?

We welcome you to write notes to give the local refugee families after the party, you can adhere these letters to they physical packs of diapers. Or, you can send letters to accompany the diapers Carry the Future will distribute on your behalf to families living in refugee camps. After the party, please collect the notes and mail them in one envelope to this address: Carry The Future c/o Cubesmart 6875 Lee Highway, Unit # 1034, Arlington, VA 22213.

Can I donate other items like toys or clothing to Carry the Future?

Our current collection drive is focused on diapers. When needs are identified, we will announce new collection drives at that time.